1982 No Mint Mark Penny, Zinc Small Date Value

1982 Lincoln Cent, Zinc Small Date

1982 cents use two compositions: copper alloy or copper-plated zinc. Weight helps distinguish them.

1982 No Mint Mark Penny, Zinc Small Date: front (type example, 2005-D Memorial cent) — Type example: 2005-D Memorial cent and 2005-D Memorial reverse. Your coin's date and mint mark may differ.
Photo credits
United States Mint image (PD; front, back)

1982 No Mint Mark Penny, Zinc Small Date: back (type example, 2005-D Memorial reverse) — Type example: 2005-D Memorial cent and 2005-D Memorial reverse. Your coin's date and mint mark may differ.
Photo credits
United States Mint image (PD; front, back)

Value by condition

Penny Value estimate · values as of Q4 2026

Worn (Good to Very Fine)

1¢

G-4 – VF-20

Uncirculated (MS-60)

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By grade

Typical value at each grade. Penny Value estimate.
Grade	Value
G-4Good	1¢
VG-8Very Good	1¢
F-12Fine	1¢
VF-20Very Fine	1¢
XF-40Extremely Fine	1¢
AU-50About Uncirculated	1¢

Values as of Q4 2026 · Penny Value estimate

Penny Value estimate, 2026-Q4, from public sale records, mintage and survival data. It isn't a price guide or an offer.

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Take a photo of each side. Penny Value reads the date and the mint mark, tells you if it could be a 1982 Zinc Small Date and what to check.

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How to identify it

Weighs about 2.50 g (copper-plated zinc)
Small Date: smaller numerals; the 2 has a curvier base

What to check

What a genuine 1982 Zinc Small Date shows:

Weight test (copper 3.11 g vs zinc 2.50 g): ZincUser-only physical test: the coin's weight. A photo cannot tell copper from zinc.
Small Date or Large Date (1982): SmallCompare the 1982 date with references: Small Date numerals are smaller and the 2 has a curvier base; Large Date numerals are taller. Which is it?

To check yours, photograph

Date close-up
Weight in grams

Specs

Series: Lincoln Memorial Cent
Year: 1982
Mint: Philadelphia (no mint mark)
Mint mark: Below the date, on the front
Metal: Copper-plated zinc (97.5% zinc, 2.5% copper)
Weight: 2.50 g
Mintage: Part of the 10,712,525,000 1982 Philadelphia cents; US Mint figures don't split copper from zinc or Small from Large Date.
Source: Wikipedia
Designer: Victor David Brenner (obverse), Frank Gasparro (reverse)

Other varieties of this date

1982 Copper Large Date
Philadelphia · Part of the 10,712,525,000 1982 Philadelphia cents; US Mint figures don't split copper from zinc or Small from Large Date.
4¢worn
1982 Copper Small Date
Philadelphia · Part of the 10,712,525,000 1982 Philadelphia cents; US Mint figures don't split copper from zinc or Small from Large Date.
4¢worn
1982 Zinc Large Date
Philadelphia · Part of the 10,712,525,000 1982 Philadelphia cents; US Mint figures don't split copper from zinc or Small from Large Date.
1¢worn

Other 1982 pennies

1982-D Copper Large Date
Denver · Part of the 6,012,979,368 1982-D cents; US Mint figures don't split copper from zinc or Small from Large Date.
4¢worn
1982-S Proof
San Francisco · Proof · 3,857,479 made
Proof

1982 penny values · Every Lincoln Memorial Cent · Penny value chart